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Expertise
Technical questions about hand drawn and computer animation techniques and production. Historical questions about cartoons and animation.
Experience in the area
30+ years as an Animator, Director and Producer of Television, Feature, Commercial and Independent Animation.
Organizations
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Senior Governorof the Animation Peer Group) Executive Board Member of The Animation Guild ASIFA Hollywood
Education/Credentials
SVA, Rutgers University
Awards and Honors
Emmy Award winning Director 2007 "Where's Lazlo?: Camp Lazlo"
Emmy Award winning Director 1999 for "Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky and the Brain"
Past/Present Clients
Warner Brothers, Disney, Cartoon Network
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | T | P | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bill stampe | 11/22/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | thanks |
| bill stampe | 11/18/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thankyou! excellent answer! |
| Tamara | 10/21/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks this is what I was thinking ..... |
| Stephanie | 10/15/09 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
| I. | 10/05/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you. Kind regards, I. |
Recent Answers from Russell Calabrese
2009-11-18 copyrights to character animation:
Hi Bill, You should have a document written up for your client to sign saying you own the character designs and are licensing them for use in their project. You probably won't own the names of the characters
2009-11-18 copyrights to character animation:
Hi Bill, Check your contract with the company you're designing for. You are probably doing a "work for hire" which means you do not have any rights to the material you are creating. If you are interested
2009-10-19 Pitching an Animated Show Idea:
Hello Tamara, There seems to be the "out of sight, out of mind" syndrome here. These execs are very busy and things get put aside for more urgent matters. I waited for a year before I got an answer
2009-10-15 Internship:
Hi Stephanie, The best I could do to help is to do a Google search for animation studios in Ohio: http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&rls=en&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=Ohio+A
2009-10-13 3d animation:
Hello Raj, The best way to increase the level of quality of your work is by continuing to work on pieces until they look as good as any professional animation that you may have seen on television or
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